We were lucky/fast enough to grab two of the very limited tickets for the Folksy Summer School. This is a massively collaborative effort that celebrated Folksy’s 5th anniversary by creating a weekend event where designer-makers can come together and learn from others how best to apply themselves to their chosen crafts.… Read

Apologies that it’s taken a while for this post, just like how our anticipation was stretched to its limits waiting for the event, but we couldn’t let go of posting about it because ToyCon, UK’s first vinyl toy show, was such a fantastic treat and a collection of amazing.… Read

Half a HoB bobbed down to the B&B gallery today and came home feeling quite inspired with some new discoveries. B&B is curated by local artists of note Ed Bradbury and Florence Blanchard and occupies a small space on Mary Street in the awesome Cultural Industries Quarter of Sheffield (which is itself a veritable fairground of street art).… Read

As soon as we heard that the lovely folk at Colours May Vary (potentially one of the most fabulous shops in the North) were holding a book signing with Felt Mistress and Jonathan Edwards our excite-o-meters hit ten and the date was firmly placed in our HoB diaries. … Read

If you’ve ever loved a Studio Ghibli film and you’re a bit of a nut for video games, you’re in for a right treat because Level-5 (Professor Layton developers) have teamed up with Studio Ghibli to create a game so charming you’ll often want to eat your own head.… Read

HoB will let you into a little secret, because y’know…you might not know this already; we love PORCELAIN: a gothic fairytale, the snippet we’ve managed to gobble of Butterfly Gate and all the folks at Improper Books.… Read

Remember our joy-raving about the indescribably brilliant Porcelain from Improper Books? 0z/I outlined their aceness and at the top of my word-lungs sang their praises in my ThoughtBubble 2012 review and bettyfishcake couldn’t resist a mention in her run-down of our fab weekend, either!… Read

Florence Blanchard adopted the moniker ‘Ema’ in the early 90′s when she began spray-painting the walls of her home town Montpellier, inspired by the worldwide graffiti phenomenon and its instantaneous appeal.… Read